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Upstate Capital Weekly Newsletter – 7/13/22

Deals, News & Events for the Upstate Capital Investment Community 


Future of Air and Space Is Tomorrow

Tomorrow, July 14 in Rome NY, entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts will share the latest industry technology and trends in air and space.

  • Tours of advanced quantum computing labs and super-high-tech resources available at the Innovare Advancement Center at Griffiss Institute.
  • Pitches and presentations from innovators, investors and industry professionals.
  • Networking with technology demos, local music and great food!

NYSTAR, Upstate Capital, GENIUS NY, the Hustle Accelerator, and the Innovare Advancement Center at Griffiss Institute are pleased to invite you to Invest NY: Future of Air & Space highlighting the air, space, and defense industries and innovation across New York.


MEMBER HIGHLIGHT

Meet Upstate Capital’s New Member Liz Russell! Liz is Founder and CEO of Russel Street Consultancy in Syracuse, NY. She started Russell Street Consultancy offering startups and established companies customer success advice and consulting services to improve customer experiences.


VC + GROWTH

Topmark Partners was included in the investors that helped CEIPAL close $21M in funding. CEIPAL is the industry-leading AI-powered talent acquisition platform.

43North winner, Kangarootime closed on $26M of Series B capital. Kangarootime builds management software that supports the early childhood education market.


MEMBER NEWS

Matthew Pelkey was promoted to managing partner at Colligan Law and will assume all day-to-day operations from founder, David Colligan. As managing partner, he said, he wants to develop growing practice areas such as privacy law, cannabis, autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence.

Are you looking for more news about the defense and public safety sectors? Check out the Rundown by Decisive Point. The Rundown is your weekly national security and government news brief, with insights for founders, investors, and those invested in the future of defense and public safety.


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If not, we’d love to have you join. Be part of the Upstate New York investment and business community. Gain access to Upstate Capital’s member network of investors, entrepreneurs, transaction professionals and service providers.

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